John M. Kinder
@johnmkinder.bsky.social
Historian of #war, #disabilty, #veterans, #zoos. OKSTATE U. Writing book on murder in #WWII MS.
Profile: https://tinyurl.com/23xfwzmh.
World War Zoos: Humans & Other Animals in the Deadliest Conflict of the Modern Age
https://tinyurl.com/4anuu4cp
Profile: https://tinyurl.com/23xfwzmh.
World War Zoos: Humans & Other Animals in the Deadliest Conflict of the Modern Age
https://tinyurl.com/4anuu4cp
Excited to be at Seattle's Museum of Flight on Veterans Day.
Stop by the William M. Allen Theater at 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 9.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Stop by the William M. Allen Theater at 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 9.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Excited to be at Seattle's Museum of Flight on Veterans Day.
Stop by the William M. Allen Theater at 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 9.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Stop by the William M. Allen Theater at 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 9.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Thrilled to find I am thanked in the acknowledgements of my friend and colleague Sarah Griswold's terrific new book "Resurrecting the Past."
If you want to know about the Louve's connections to early 20th century Syria, be sure to pick up a copy!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
If you want to know about the Louve's connections to early 20th century Syria, be sure to pick up a copy!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Thrilled to find I am thanked in the acknowledgements of my friend and colleague Sarah Griswold's terrific new book "Resurrecting the Past."
If you want to know about the Louve's connections to early 20th century Syria, be sure to pick up a copy!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
If you want to know about the Louve's connections to early 20th century Syria, be sure to pick up a copy!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
Great visit to Blacksburg Books in Blacksburg, VA!
Can't wait to talk World War Zoos at the Lyric Theater on Monday (1:30 pm).
#zoos #worldwarii @uchicagopress.bsky.social
Can't wait to talk World War Zoos at the Lyric Theater on Monday (1:30 pm).
#zoos #worldwarii @uchicagopress.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Great visit to Blacksburg Books in Blacksburg, VA!
Can't wait to talk World War Zoos at the Lyric Theater on Monday (1:30 pm).
#zoos #worldwarii @uchicagopress.bsky.social
Can't wait to talk World War Zoos at the Lyric Theater on Monday (1:30 pm).
#zoos #worldwarii @uchicagopress.bsky.social
Looking forward to talking zoos, war, and writing as part of Virginia Tech's STS@VT Seminar Series.
Writing a "Sad Animal Book"
Friday, September 26 @ 1:30 PM ET
Blacksburg: Athenaeum Classroom, Newman Library 124
NoVA: Virginia Tech Research Center 5-024
Writing a "Sad Animal Book"
Friday, September 26 @ 1:30 PM ET
Blacksburg: Athenaeum Classroom, Newman Library 124
NoVA: Virginia Tech Research Center 5-024
September 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Looking forward to talking zoos, war, and writing as part of Virginia Tech's STS@VT Seminar Series.
Writing a "Sad Animal Book"
Friday, September 26 @ 1:30 PM ET
Blacksburg: Athenaeum Classroom, Newman Library 124
NoVA: Virginia Tech Research Center 5-024
Writing a "Sad Animal Book"
Friday, September 26 @ 1:30 PM ET
Blacksburg: Athenaeum Classroom, Newman Library 124
NoVA: Virginia Tech Research Center 5-024
I can't wait to visit Blacksburg, VA in September to talk zoos and World War II. I also get to chat with the STS folks when I am there, which is always invigorating.
World War Zoos
Lecture and Book Signing
1:30 pm
September 29, 2025
Lyric Theater
World War Zoos
Lecture and Book Signing
1:30 pm
September 29, 2025
Lyric Theater
August 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I can't wait to visit Blacksburg, VA in September to talk zoos and World War II. I also get to chat with the STS folks when I am there, which is always invigorating.
World War Zoos
Lecture and Book Signing
1:30 pm
September 29, 2025
Lyric Theater
World War Zoos
Lecture and Book Signing
1:30 pm
September 29, 2025
Lyric Theater
Kristi Noem’s DHS Torched Over Absolutely Wild AI Post Promoting ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-al...
I wish.
Alligators are far less dangerous than humans.
They tend to leave folks alone...unlike actual ice agents.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-al...
I wish.
Alligators are far less dangerous than humans.
They tend to leave folks alone...unlike actual ice agents.
June 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Kristi Noem’s DHS Torched Over Absolutely Wild AI Post Promoting ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-al...
I wish.
Alligators are far less dangerous than humans.
They tend to leave folks alone...unlike actual ice agents.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-al...
I wish.
Alligators are far less dangerous than humans.
They tend to leave folks alone...unlike actual ice agents.
On June 23, I'll be on @askhistorians.bsky.social to answer questions about my new book, World War Zoos!
Hit me up with questions about zoos, war, animals...or some of my other interests, disabled veterans, war and crime, alligators.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Hit me up with questions about zoos, war, animals...or some of my other interests, disabled veterans, war and crime, alligators.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On June 23, I'll be on @askhistorians.bsky.social to answer questions about my new book, World War Zoos!
Hit me up with questions about zoos, war, animals...or some of my other interests, disabled veterans, war and crime, alligators.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Hit me up with questions about zoos, war, animals...or some of my other interests, disabled veterans, war and crime, alligators.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
On Tuesday July 29, I'll be at Magic City Books in #Tulsa chatting with the activist and UCC minister Chris Moore about my new book World War Zoos.
I hope to see folks there.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
#worldwarzoos #zoos
I hope to see folks there.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
#worldwarzoos #zoos
June 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On Tuesday July 29, I'll be at Magic City Books in #Tulsa chatting with the activist and UCC minister Chris Moore about my new book World War Zoos.
I hope to see folks there.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
#worldwarzoos #zoos
I hope to see folks there.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
#worldwarzoos #zoos
Spent an interesting few hours at New Orleans' Great American Alligator Museum.
Handbags, movie posters, toys, art, leather goods, and taxidermy...so much taxidermy.
Handbags, movie posters, toys, art, leather goods, and taxidermy...so much taxidermy.
May 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Spent an interesting few hours at New Orleans' Great American Alligator Museum.
Handbags, movie posters, toys, art, leather goods, and taxidermy...so much taxidermy.
Handbags, movie posters, toys, art, leather goods, and taxidermy...so much taxidermy.
@drjenmurray.bsky.social and I have a cover.
They Are Dead, And Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
@sarahbelle721.bsky.social
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
They Are Dead, And Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
@sarahbelle721.bsky.social
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
May 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
@drjenmurray.bsky.social and I have a cover.
They Are Dead, And Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
@sarahbelle721.bsky.social
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
They Are Dead, And Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
@sarahbelle721.bsky.social
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
It's publication day for "World War Zoos." It's also Earth Day, which I think is appropriate. If you claim to care about animals, you should care about the Earth just as much. End of story.
April 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It's publication day for "World War Zoos." It's also Earth Day, which I think is appropriate. If you claim to care about animals, you should care about the Earth just as much. End of story.
To be clear, the Nazis tried this. Lutz Heck thought it would be cool to resurrect aurochs (a type of extinct cattle) and other creatures from the Reich's mythic past. It was a bait and switch then, it's a bait and switch now.
April 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
To be clear, the Nazis tried this. Lutz Heck thought it would be cool to resurrect aurochs (a type of extinct cattle) and other creatures from the Reich's mythic past. It was a bait and switch then, it's a bait and switch now.
Riding back from history writing group in the rain. A colleague is writing what will be an amazing book on objects of fascism.
#triumph #scrambler #writing
#triumph #scrambler #writing
March 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Riding back from history writing group in the rain. A colleague is writing what will be an amazing book on objects of fascism.
#triumph #scrambler #writing
#triumph #scrambler #writing
From my journey writing World War Zoos
Hungry manatee at Vincennes Zoo, Paris
#ManateeAppreciationDay
Hungry manatee at Vincennes Zoo, Paris
#ManateeAppreciationDay
March 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
From my journey writing World War Zoos
Hungry manatee at Vincennes Zoo, Paris
#ManateeAppreciationDay
Hungry manatee at Vincennes Zoo, Paris
#ManateeAppreciationDay
New book day. A decade in the making.
Thanks to @tmennel.bsky.social and everyone at @uchicagopress.bsky.social.
Now...time to talk zoos, fascism, patriotic dieting, and pandamonium.
Thanks to @tmennel.bsky.social and everyone at @uchicagopress.bsky.social.
Now...time to talk zoos, fascism, patriotic dieting, and pandamonium.
March 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
New book day. A decade in the making.
Thanks to @tmennel.bsky.social and everyone at @uchicagopress.bsky.social.
Now...time to talk zoos, fascism, patriotic dieting, and pandamonium.
Thanks to @tmennel.bsky.social and everyone at @uchicagopress.bsky.social.
Now...time to talk zoos, fascism, patriotic dieting, and pandamonium.
Zoos are strange, often troubling, places. What's undeniable is the beauty of the animals they hold. In my research, I've amassed thousands of photos of zoo animals. I thought I'd share a few.
A polar bear stalking about its artificial "arctic" enclosure in Hamburg, Germany. #WorldWarZoos
A polar bear stalking about its artificial "arctic" enclosure in Hamburg, Germany. #WorldWarZoos
March 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Zoos are strange, often troubling, places. What's undeniable is the beauty of the animals they hold. In my research, I've amassed thousands of photos of zoo animals. I thought I'd share a few.
A polar bear stalking about its artificial "arctic" enclosure in Hamburg, Germany. #WorldWarZoos
A polar bear stalking about its artificial "arctic" enclosure in Hamburg, Germany. #WorldWarZoos
World War Zoos, my new history of #zoos and World War II, has hit the warehouse.
Much more between now and release date: April 22.
Hit me up for interviews, visits (live and Zoom), podcasts, etc. -- I am up for any chance to talk zoos, war, politics, & animals!
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Much more between now and release date: April 22.
Hit me up for interviews, visits (live and Zoom), podcasts, etc. -- I am up for any chance to talk zoos, war, politics, & animals!
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
World War Zoos, my new history of #zoos and World War II, has hit the warehouse.
Much more between now and release date: April 22.
Hit me up for interviews, visits (live and Zoom), podcasts, etc. -- I am up for any chance to talk zoos, war, politics, & animals!
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Much more between now and release date: April 22.
Hit me up for interviews, visits (live and Zoom), podcasts, etc. -- I am up for any chance to talk zoos, war, politics, & animals!
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Politics are going to hell, but at least we have #motorcycles.
From an adventerous Aldi run in Tulsa, OK.
From an adventerous Aldi run in Tulsa, OK.
March 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Politics are going to hell, but at least we have #motorcycles.
From an adventerous Aldi run in Tulsa, OK.
From an adventerous Aldi run in Tulsa, OK.
#zoo critics aren't the only ones to describe them as animal jails. Just see the latest #wallace&gromit film.
I discuss the WW2 context for this metaphor in my new book #WorldWarZoos.
I discuss the WW2 context for this metaphor in my new book #WorldWarZoos.
February 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
#zoo critics aren't the only ones to describe them as animal jails. Just see the latest #wallace&gromit film.
I discuss the WW2 context for this metaphor in my new book #WorldWarZoos.
I discuss the WW2 context for this metaphor in my new book #WorldWarZoos.
Publication day for #WorldWarZoos is about 4 months away. Get ready to read about:
- monkey suicide
- the Heart Mountain Zoo
- the human "alligator" at Nagasaki
- feeding hippos in warzones
-- the pandas at Pearl Habor
Grim stuff...but @georgetakai.bsky.social makes a brief appearance!
- monkey suicide
- the Heart Mountain Zoo
- the human "alligator" at Nagasaki
- feeding hippos in warzones
-- the pandas at Pearl Habor
Grim stuff...but @georgetakai.bsky.social makes a brief appearance!
January 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Publication day for #WorldWarZoos is about 4 months away. Get ready to read about:
- monkey suicide
- the Heart Mountain Zoo
- the human "alligator" at Nagasaki
- feeding hippos in warzones
-- the pandas at Pearl Habor
Grim stuff...but @georgetakai.bsky.social makes a brief appearance!
- monkey suicide
- the Heart Mountain Zoo
- the human "alligator" at Nagasaki
- feeding hippos in warzones
-- the pandas at Pearl Habor
Grim stuff...but @georgetakai.bsky.social makes a brief appearance!
As I research new book, I'm discovering that #wildlife #photography is hard, even when said wildlife sits perfectly still. My kayak would not stop floating downstream!
#Alligator #book #Okeefenokee #Swamp
#Alligator #book #Okeefenokee #Swamp
January 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As I research new book, I'm discovering that #wildlife #photography is hard, even when said wildlife sits perfectly still. My kayak would not stop floating downstream!
#Alligator #book #Okeefenokee #Swamp
#Alligator #book #Okeefenokee #Swamp
Writing a book about alligators for @reaktionbooks.bsky.social so, of course, had to stop by Barber to admire Dan Gurney's "Alligator" #motorcycle.
January 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Writing a book about alligators for @reaktionbooks.bsky.social so, of course, had to stop by Barber to admire Dan Gurney's "Alligator" #motorcycle.
Every time I visit #Barber, I remember that I want a small #motorcycle. I love my Triumph but it seems like a whale compared to these masterpieces.
January 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Every time I visit #Barber, I remember that I want a small #motorcycle. I love my Triumph but it seems like a whale compared to these masterpieces.
Even folks who hate #motorcycles (and I love them) should check out the gorgeous collection at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, AL
January 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Even folks who hate #motorcycles (and I love them) should check out the gorgeous collection at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, AL
